Hair dye, heat tools, and irregular maintenance can all fall victim to the fate of coarse, dull hair. When summer comes around the scorching sun, drying air conditioner, and copious amounts of pool chemicals only make matters worse. If your hair has seen better days, check out the solutions below to revive rough, dry hair.

Sometimes it is Good to Cut Your Losses…
You may love receiving compliments on your mid-back length hair, but chances are you’re compromising a healthy trim just to sustain that long mane of yours. Since the majority of hair damage localizes at the ends, getting you hair trimmed on a regular basis will bring life back to your locks almost instantly.

Avoid the Convicts…
It might be hard at first, but when heat tools and pool chemicals are taking their toll on your hair, it’s a good idea to give them a break. If you’re staying home for the day, let your hair air dry. Avoid the pool for a few days if you can; if you can’t spray some leave in conditioner (bonus points if it has SPF) and throw your hair up in a bun so it doesn’t get too wet. If something is triggering your hair to loose is luster, avoid it when you can.

Eat Fattening Foods…
Diet is everything, as they adage goes “you are what you eat.” Many times, those who have diets low in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids tend to have dry, lifeless hair. Whether you incorporate more omega-rich foods into your diet or you take an omega supplement, you’ll be doing your hair good. It’s also extremely important to drink fresh, filtered water! Drinking ample amounts of water allows your body to naturally flush out harmful toxins and other useless substances. Additionally, drinking the recommended eight glasses of h2o each day water provides your body with the hydration that it needs to battle the war against dry hair.

Drown Your Dull Hair…
Drown it in a moisture surge with a hair mask. Hair masks are dissimilar to regular conditioner in that they don’t just sit on the outer layer of the hair strand, rather they penetrate into the cuticle to leave your hair looking and feeling healthier for days to come. There is a wide range of options of hair masks on the market today; if you’ve heard about one, in particular, give it a try! In addition to over the counter hair masks, at home hair remedies have been found to work just as well, and from a fraction of the cost.

Here are two at home hair remedies that women have been relying on for decades!

Butter for Brittle Hair: Give your hair the TLC it deserves by working room temperature butter all throughout dry hair. Keep in mind: it’s butter, so yes, it’s going to look a little oily. Once you’ve covered every last strand, let the butter do its thing for about thirty minutes under a shower cap before jumping in the shower and shampooing as usual.

Eggs for Exhausted Hair: Eggs are so underrated – but that’s a story for another day. Often times hair looks tired because the naturally occurring protein in the cuticle becomes weak. Bring an egg into the shower with you, after your hair is wet apply the egg and a small amount of conditioner to your hair. Leave it on for five-to-ten minutes before rinsing it out and washing as usual.